Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1887-06-16
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IL years OF age, wero drowned Sunday
while bathing ut Great harrington, Mass-
Governor Torres Of Sonora has issued
A proclamation offering reward OF $500
for the head of each hostile Apache In
dian.
Snow fell in the Peaks OF Otter.
Southern Virginia, ON Saturday morning.
Il is the first snow since 1867 30 late In
the season.
The tug Argonauta Monday passed,
40 miles south east Of the Delaware oapes,
vessel bottom up, apparently q wreck
from the beach.
The Rev. DIR. I. s. johnson, Secretary Of
the Board Of Foreign Missicns Of the
Reformed Church, died in Lancaster,
Penna., on Saturday.
Five men were killed and number
injured by an explosion Of dynamite OF
the InmRn mines, four miles from Chat
tanooga, Monday evening.
J.B. White, prominent resident Of
Wyoming, Pa, was drowned yesterday
week while trying 10 ford the Susque-
hanna river ut Forty Fort.
Panama adyices to the 4th inst. report
landslide on o farm In Ooncordia,
which killed 10 persons--Pedro A. Res
trepo, his wife, nine children and i've
servants.
The will Of Major Ben: Perley Poore
was filed for probate Tuesday at New
buryport, Mass. There were no public
requests, the property being divided
among his heirs.
At Olean, New York, Monday, Lem
uel Hart was killed and several others
were slightly injured by an explosion OF
nitro. glycerine at the works OF the Gala
CHER Torpedo Company.
The Hall d Ordway Manufacturing
Company (boots and shoes), Of Nashville,
failed Monday. The firms liabilities are
reported to be $160, 900, the individual
liabilities, $4,000, and the firms assets
| $500, 900.
The Secretary Of the Navy has approved
the recommendation of the advisory
board, that the cruiser Chicago, Just
finished, be again subjected to dock
trial Of the machinery, and the trial will
take place at once.
While q number Of men were examin-
ing charge which had failed in quarry
near Leeeport, Pa, Monday afternoon,
it exploded, injuring three men, two Of
them, named Francis p. Kaufman and
Philip Schatfer, fatally,
The state department is advised that
foreigners visiting Cuba, who remain
there more than one month, must pro-
vide themselves with passports. Spanish
consuls in the United States are now in
structed to afiix wise to United States
passports OF the cost Of 81.
The Indian Training School at Carlisle,
Pa, Monday sent west rs pupils, nearly
all of whom had completed the course Of
the school. They were mostly Sioux. The
customary annual examination will be
dispensed with on account of extensive
building operations now in progress.
The will of the late ex-Vioe-P President
William A. Wheeler has been opened al
Malone, N. Y. II gives 1875, 900 to home
missions Sc, 900 to foreign missions, $500
to his housekeeper Betsy Ohambers) and
a few requests TO various friends. II il
rumored that interested parties intend 10
contest the will.
The survivors of the Rush Iancers OF
the Sixth Pennsylvania Cavalry, who saw
hard service during the war, held re.
union in Reading on Saturday night. OH.
GERS were elected as follows: President,
W. Durrell Vice. President, Frank
Dorsey Secretary, A. S. Patton, and
Treasurer, W. ]. Kramer, all OF Phila
delphia.
The committee OF the International
Typographical Union who remained Z
few days in Buffalo to straighten ont ex
Secretary. Treasurer Pascoe's account.
have gone home. Before leaving they
said they had no reason to think thai
there is anything wrong with the accounts
and that the tumble occurred simply from
incompetency.
Brigadier-G General Wesley Merritt has
been relieved of the command Of the
West Point Military Academy, July LIST
and assigned to succeed Brigadier. Gen
eral Wilcox in command Of the Depart
ment Of Missouri. General j. G. Parke
OF the engineer corps, now in Europe, ha,
been assigned to the superintendent Of
the Military Academy.
In Jersey City, Sunday, the police
prevented the playing of bands in the
peer gardens on the Heights, and com
PEELED saloon keepers throughout the cit,
70 Keep their doors closed and their cur
talns down. The sale Of liguor was MOI
,n'effsred with. The authorities of Ho
boken anr Union Hill allowed asinesg Of
All klnda 20 be conducted aa usual.
IL Is said that careful review of the
mop situation in the Mohawk Valley indi.
cafes That, barring possible ravages BY
Vefmn, one.third of an average crop will
% harvested. The decrease in acreage ia
tuiiy one third, and the yards average Il
only talr. Many yards were not cult.
vatea; len and ~ cents ia being offered
TOT Sbs, and % cents for prime 1858.
Turing game OF baseball at Marble.
mead, massachusetts,, Monday afternoon.
smith Billings and Joseph Thompson
Wnile running to catch ball, ooilided
with great force. Billings had bis
frontal bone crushed in and was terr;.
Oily gashed on one side of the head ANA
MS condition is critical. Thomnson was
aiso badly injured and was insensible AZ
new feature in Methodism was intro.
uueea In New York Sunday, on the
opening OF an indoor camp. meeting al fine
June street church. Meals will be servad
during Its continuance. The services q "a
the same as ct outdoor camp maetinas
Yresiding Elder Palmer led the services
Inc pastor of the church, the Rev
stephen Merritt, bears the expenses
Among the speakers Sunday were. the
Rev. DIR. Stockton and the Rev ioh nr
Thompson, of Philadelphia. Among H.
speakers Monday were Mrs. Mar9 n
dreamer, sister of General Grant.
The United States Treasurer renort.
that the total circulation-coin and enr'
renoy-on May 3Ist, 1887, was nj an 9EG
oOO, being net increase Of S5S, 566 545 ~
compared with the circulation NAV 3lst
1856. The increase by items was as follow
Gold coin, Sl6,S79, 944; standard siI~s,
dollars, W, i63, 1854; subsidiary silver
$2,3d6 S42 gold certificates. SIo
oa0 ,9b2 silver certificates, $4O o5G
l9S, and United States n UI
S4,52l ,722i total, S87 900 Ois w uJvS,
amount was reduced to $5s, 56B 545 nv a
decrease of S2S, 442, 49s in the circnla, ~ =
OF national bank notes. '0H
The Wholesale liquor dealers of T,or;a
VILE, at meeting Monday, adopted MIN ths
following "This meeting endorse es t .be
action Of the distillers' meeting hald 'a ~
the Gait House June 9Th and 9tb in not q.
making any whisky from july lat 1897
10 July LIST, 1888 and me - Aoo'i